Demographic and Health Survey 2016

South Africa, 2016

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ZAF_2016_DHS_v01_M

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Statistics South Africa (Stats SA)

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MEASURE DHS: Demographic and Health Surveys

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Body Mass Index (v445)

Data file: REC42

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Notes

Body mass index (BMI), or Quetelet's index, for the respondent is defined as her weight in kilograms divided by the square of her height in meters (W/H2). There are two implied decimal place in the BMI (decimal points are not included in the data file). To produce the BMI divide by 100. The BMI has not been adjusted for pregnant women.

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